Tag: Marriage

Inflation, terrorism mar festivity of marriage season

Unbridled inflation and instability coupled with threats of terror have robbed the ongoing marriage season of its charm as wedding are not being celebrated...

Marriage to Shoaib wasn’t a drama, says Sania Mirza

Tennis player Sania Mirza does have close friends in Bollywood and keeps busy socialising with them. But she wouldn’t appreciate anyone making a film...

Kareena thinks ‘a lot’ about marriage

The year 2011 looks like a packed one for Kareena Kapoor, who will be seen with almost all the Khans, including Salman, SRK, Aamir,...

Katie Holmes cheers ‘great’ marriage

Actress Katie Holmes, who will celebrate her fifth wedding anniversary with Tom Cruise later this year, says they share a “great” relationship, and reveals...

2 kidnapped over marriage issue in Nosheroferoz

A widow woman, along with her son, was kidnapped over the dispute between two communities over a marriage issue, police said. The dispute reached its...

No arranged marriage for me: Esha

Esha Deol talks about her upcoming film, being a daughter and sister to the Deols and her love life. In ‘Tell Me O Khuda’,...

Olivia opens up about failed marriage

Actress Olivia Wilde, who parted ways with filmmaker husband Tao Ruspoli, doesn’t regret her decision. The couple had been together since Olivia was 18,...

Monaco royals invite subjects to populist marriage

Monaco's medieval royal house invited the entire population of its tiny realm to join them in celebration on Friday as the ruling Grimaldi clan...

New York governor signs gay marriage into law

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill legalizing gay marriage, delivering a powerful victory for gay rights advocates in one of...

Obama rallies gays as NY lawmakers debate marriage

US President Barack Obama stopped short of endorsing the New York state senate’s bid to pass a gay marriage law during a sympathetic speech...

AD&SJ orders SHO to inquire into gay marriage case

Additional District and Sessions Judge Javaid Sindhu on Wednesday directed Sabzazaar Police Station Station House Officer (SHO) to conduct an inquiry against Salman Talib...

‘Govt must take strict steps to ensure blood test before marriage’

The government must take strict measures to implement the law that could make it mandatory for the marrying couples to undergo thalassaemia, hepatitis C...

Wellwishers mark marriage at Diana’s shrine in Paris

As millions around the world watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton in London on Friday, in Paris a small number of wellwishers remembered his...

101 couples’ mass marriage: a noble act

KASUR - People have admired the benevolent act of Sufi Muhammad Anwar who organized mass marriages ceremony of 101 couples in Kasur College Ground.
They were of the view that there were many more deserving people whose daughters were turning old because their parents could not afford dowry for them. Certain such families told Pakistan Today that their daughters were sitting at home awaiting God-sent blessings in the shape of an arrangement for their dowries.
They said they

Fire from marriage fireworks engulfs two labourers

LAHORE - Two labourers Saleem and Asif died while another Asif sustained injuries from a fire which erupted in a foam godown when firework sparks from a marriage ceremony fell in the godown located in Shahdara late on Saturday night.
Javed was running a small unit in a two-story building in Qureshi Mohalla in Jiya Mosa where the labourer used to prepare foam.
Two houses away, Shahzad's mehndi was being held. Police said that Shahzad's friends and family members fired

Girl killed over marriage dispute in Shahdara

LAHORE - A 14-year-old girl was shot dead on Monday when her parents rejected a marriage proposal in the Shahdara Police Station precincts. The deceased was identified as Kubra Bibi, daughter of Shafat Ali, a resident of Kaiser Town. According to police officials, a family visited Kubra's house a few days ago with a marriage proposal but her parents turned it down. The boy and his family felt insulted on being rejected.
On Monday, the boy's family members reached Kubra's house

Cash-stripped Railways launches marriage train

LAHORE - Pakistan Railways has launched a four-compartment marriage car facility, specially designed for marriage parties wanting to use Pakistan Railways services. Pakistan Railways Public Relations Director Mohsin Yousuf while briefing media here at Lahore Railway Station on Wednesday said that thes new traveling facility includes a 'mehndi hall', a dining room with a fridge, a microwave and a separate compartment for the bride and groom.
The train can carry 27 individuals with